Frito-Lay Employees Kick-Off Partnership By Planting Trees Before Dallas Arbor Day Celebration

The program kicks off Thursday, April 19, with Frito-Lay employees planting trees along the Katy Trail in Dallas, before the city's Arbor Day Celebration. This is the second year Frito-Lay has partnered with The National Arbor Day Foundation for the "Make America a Little Greener" program.

"Planting trees is just one of the ways we can demonstrate our commitment to the environment and the communities we are a part of," said Jeff Swearingen, Vice President of Shopper Marketing for Frito-Lay North America. "The Arbor Day partnership allows us to help our community along Dallas' Katy Trail, where many trees are diseased and dying, as well as other communities throughout the country."

The "Make America a Little Greener" program will help plant trees nationally through three major efforts:

     *  Community: Frito-Lay and The National Arbor Day Foundation will donate
        50,000 trees to community organizations for their members to plant as
        part of service events across the country. Beginning on National Arbor
        Day, Friday, April 27, community organizations can apply for the free
        trees at http://www.arborday.org/fritolay .

     *  In-Store: Frito-Lay and The National Arbor Day Foundation will give
        away 50,000 tree seedlings to families nationwide through in-store
        promotional events.

     *  Reforestation: Frito-Lay and The National Arbor Day Foundation will
        plant 200,000 trees throughout the year to reforest areas recently
        devastated by natural disasters.

"We are excited to grow our partnership with Frito-Lay," said John Rosenow, president of The National Arbor Day Foundation. "Trees are vital for fresh air and to restore wildlife habitats, filter rainwater, stabilize soil, and reduce erosion for generations to come. This partnership helps make more of America a little greener."

Frito-Lay North America is the $10 billion convenient foods division of PepsiCo, which is headquartered in Purchase, NY. In addition to Frito-Lay, PepsiCo divisions include Pepsi-Cola, Quaker Foods, Gatorade and Tropicana.

The National Arbor Day Foundation is a nonprofit, environmental and education organization of nearly 1 million members, with a mission to inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. More information on the Foundation and its programs can be found at http://www.arborday.org .